Means for treating and protecting corns



May 26, 1931. M. P. KAUFMAN 1,806,998

MEANS FOR TREATING AND PROTECTING CORNS Filed April 15, 1929 INVENTOR.Maxims 2. K4 UFMA N A TTORNE YS.

Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MEANS FOR TREATING ANDPROTECTING CORNS Application filed April 15, 1929. Serial No. 355,222.

15 of adhesive tape that extends acrosslthe top of the member and hasits ends secured to thefoot, leaving free portions of the tape lyingbetween the sack and the attached ends that permit a slight rollingmovement of the sack member upon the foot.

In order to prevent the sack from moving from beneath the strip of tapeand swinging into a position to overlie the tape, I provide a frictlonpad or piece that is secured to the underside of the sack andfrictionally bears against the foot for preventing a sliding movementbetween the pad and the foot. In addition to this, I cover the freeportions of the sticky side of the tape so as to prevent them fromadhering to the foot in case they should be accidentally forced downupon the foot from undue pressure. Other forms of the device areillustrated in the drawings and described in the specification. A

, Other'objects and advantages wil appear as the specification proceeds,and t e novel features will be particularly pointed out in the ap endedclaims.v

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig.1 is a longitudinal section through the device and shows it attached toa toe;

Figure 1a is a top plan view of the device shown attached to a toe;

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Figure 3 is a plan view of the strip oftame; Figure 4 is a modified formof thedevice; Figure 5 is a plan view of another modified form of thedevice;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the de- Figure 6 is a section alongtheline 66 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a plan view of still another modified form of the device;and

Figure 8 is an end elevation of Figure 7. 56

In carrying out my invention, I provide a sack-like member 1 that hasflexible walls 2 preferably made of rubber or a like suitable materialThe interior of the sack is filled with air, and then the sack issecured to a toe 60 3 in the manner shown in Figure 1. In Figure 1a Ishow how the sack 1 is positioned a with respect to a corn 4. Thefunction of the sack in preventing the shoe from striking the corn is asfollows: The sack serves to raise the pressure-inducing portion of theshoe to a position relative to the corn so asto allow at all times forthe main to-and-fro motion of the foot within the, shoe, thereby causingthe forces, friction and pressure to be taken up by walls of theprotector and to give to the hard and unyielding deep structure a Iloose areolar timue-like action or free riding motion.

The present invention consists in the specially designed strip of tapethat secures t e sack to the toe so that the sack will have a freerollingmovement on the toe of two to four millimeters back and forth.

The tape 5 is provided with a marking 6 at its midpoint, and is furtherprovided with a sticky portion 7 that is centrally disposed and stickportions 8 and 9 that are disposed at the ends of the tape (see Figure3). The portions 10 and 11 separating the sticky portions are free ofany adhesive substance. This may be accomplished by applying pieces ofgauze over the sticky side of the tape that will form the portions 10and 11, or the sticky substance may be removed from I the tape forforming these portions. In the present form of the device, I have shownstrips of gauze l0 and 11 secured to the tape as shown.

A strip of tape 5 is secured to the sack 1 by first centering the mark 6with respect to the center of the sack 1 and then pressing the tape downupon the sack so as to cause the sticky portion 7 to adhere to the topof the sack. small piece of adhesive tape 12 may sack from rolling frombeneath the tape into a position overlying it. The walls of the sack areflexible and merge one into the other during the rolling of the sack. Inthis Way the sack actsvery much in the same manner as a ball bearing ina machine. The sack rolls between the foot and the shoe, and there is onsliding movement of the sack 0n the foot or the shoe.

In Figure 4 I show a modified form of the device. A roll of cotton 25,sponge-rubber, or other suitable soft material, surrounds a strip oftape 26. It is obvious that the tape may be secured to the outer side ofthe roll 25 if desired Without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention. The ends 27 and 28 of the tape are sticky so as to adhere tothe foot. This form of the device operates in the same manner as theform shown in Figure 1 and needs no further descri tion.

Figures 5 and 6 show a moldiad spongerubber formed from a sort of rubberdough in which the gases are liberated from the interspaces as in thecase of bread. The outer surfaces is then covered with a skin of rubber51. A strip of tape 52 extends through the center of the device. Thedevice will take an oval shape when pressure of a shoe is applied.

Still another modified form of the device is shown in Figures 7 and 8.Woven tubes of fabric 7 5 filled with cotton or lambs wool 76 are cut indesired lengths and then the ends of the outer fabric are elongated andstitched together, giving a cushion-like shape. Lambs wool has theadvantage of keeping its springiness even though moist withperspiration, I

Although I have shown and described several embodiments of my invention,it is to secured to the top of the member and having its ends secured toa foot for allowing a rolling movement of the member, and a stripsecured to the underside of the member for contacting with the foot andpreventing a sliding movement between the member and the foot.

3. A corn protector comprising a soft, slightly compressible member, afastening strip secured to said member and to a foot for allowing arolling movement of the member, and a strip secured to the underside ofthe member for contacting with the foot and preventing a slidingmovement between the member and thefoot.

MORRIS P. KAUFMAN.

be understood that the same is susceptible of.

various changes, and I reserve the right to employ such changes as maycome within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

Y 1. A corn protector comprising a substantially cylindrically-shapedslightly compressible soft member, and a tape for securing it to a footwith freedom of rolling movement within predetermined limits, said ta ebeing secured to the top of the member an having its ends secured to thefoot, the portions of the tape lying between said member and theattached ends of the tape being free of adhesive material.

2. A com protector comprising a soft slightly compressible member, astrip of tape

